word du jour: COCK

Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin

Date: before 12th century

1 a: the adult male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) b: the male of birds other than the domestic chicken c: woodcock darchaic: the crowing of a cock; also: cockcrow e: weathercock2: a device (as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid3 a: a chief person : leader b: a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance4 a: the hammer in the lock of a firearm b: the cocked position of the hammer5usually vulgar: penis

— cock of the walk: one that dominates a group or situation especially overbearingly

Now, let’s use one of these definitions in a sentence. Since this is my blog, I get to choose which definition:

I am quite certain that Glenn Beck has a tiny COCK. Furthermore, I bet it doesn’t work very well. In fact, I would wager that he spends quite a bit of time yanking on it wondering how he can get it hard. Of course, he probably does this in front of a mirror — and then he probably starts crying.